Today, on father's day, I'm reminded of his valuable advice: "Never eat at a restaurant with very few cars parked in the lot." I call it the "minimum car requirement."
There must be a reason why a restaurant has few cars at mealtime. It may be overpriced, have bad food or bad service. Best to steer clear.
He said a restaurant with a busy parking lot will at least have fresh food.
As a corollary, my mother would drive around a restaurant parking lot and ask people leaving if the food was good. It worked, but it sure was embarrassing to her passenger (a teen-aged me!).
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